by Laura Wahlberg

www.Renaissance-Homes.com

The Graduate offers architecture inspired by an eclectic blend of our northwest craftsman. This practical and tasteful home highlights what living in the Northwest is all about. Unlike many Street of Dreams homes, this is a fully replicable home, whose features can be reproduced in any Renaissance home.

The richly appointed interior is a collage of classic materials, including rich hardwoods and textural tiles. The aim of the interior design is to create a comfortable yet sophisticated look that also incorporates the day to day conveniences of family living. The color palette is kept basic to seamlessly blend the interior with the Northwest exterior of the home.

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by Laura Wahlberg

www.Renaissance-Homes.com

The Graduate offers architecture inspired by an eclectic blend of our northwest craftsman. This practical and tasteful home highlights what living in the Northwest is all about. Unlike many Street of Dreams homes, this is a fully replicable home, whose features can be reproduced in any Renaissance home.

The richly appointed interior is a collage of classic materials, including rich hardwoods and textural tiles. The aim of the interior design is to create a comfortable yet sophisticated look that also incorporates the day to day conveniences of family living. The color palette is kept basic to seamlessly blend the interior with the Northwest exterior of the home.

For more information about “The Graduate” or the other Street of Dreams Homes, click here

by Laura Wahlberg

www.Renaissance-Homes.com

Nothing affects curb appeal and ultimately the value of a home like the exterior siding. Homeowners wanting the look of lap siding have traditionally had to settle for wood or vinyl siding. However, over time, wood-based siding tends to rot, fade and crack, and is susceptible to termites, while vinyl is easily dented, fades in color, and is perceived as being a lower quality alternative.

James Hardie^® revolutionary ColorPlus^® Technology painting process will ensure your home looks better, longer. That’s because James Hardie^® siding with ColorPlus^® technology comes with a factory applied, baked-on paint finish that is guaranteed not to chip, peel or crack and is protected with a 15-year finish warranty.

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by Laura Wahlberg

www.Renaissance-Homes.com

Renaissance Homes announced today that their NW Natural Street of Dreams home will be built under the national Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System which is underway in Cresap Summit. This marks the company’s second LEED project after building Washington’s third LEED home by the same Construction Manager, Dennis McCrea. 

 The 4,145-square-foot, five bedroom, four bath structure is being built by Renaissance Homes, a leader in “green” building practices in the Portland/Vancouver area, to test the economic and energy-saving practicality of a number of green building techniques, according to Randy Sebastian, Renaissance president.

“The Home Builders Association is very excited for the first NW Natural Street of Dreams to feature all sustainably built homes. Renaissance Homes is leading the way with their ambitious LEED certification, which will be the first ever NW Natural Street of Dreams home to achieve the certification, “says Eric Stride, Home Builders Association of Metro Portland Show Manager.

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by Laura Wahlberg

www.Renaissance-Homes.com

Second floor framing is underway along with Support Systems constructed from Open Web Trusses. These conserve materials by being stronger; more durable; and allow pipes, cables, and mechanical equipment to be run
through the floor.

by Laura Wahlberg

www.Renaissance-Homes.com

Framing is well underway! If you have visited one of our homes under construction, you may have noticed the use of Engineered Wood Floor Studs (Flooring). These resource efficient engineered materials are as strong as solid studs but straighter and more stable. This radically reduces the need to cull bad studs, saving materials, time and money.
 
We also use Kiln-Dried Framing Lumber which is moisture tested to ensure that lumber is not covered by interior finish materials before the moisture content is below 19%. This testing can help prevent future wood mold.

by Laura Wahlberg

www.Renaissance-Homes.com

Voila! We have a foundation. The foundation is one of the first visual pieces of a homes construction and creates a base for the rest of a home’s components. On this particular homesite, we poured a Crawlspace Foundation, also known as a Mono Pour, where the footings and stem walls are poured at the same time. We also installed the I Joist flooring system and began under floor plumbing this week.

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by Laura Wahlberg

www.Renaissance-Homes.com

Here’s a pre-construction photo of our Street of Dreams lot.  Change will come quickly as we will pour our foundation Friday.  Check back for weekly updates and a behind the scenes look as this home takes shape.    

by Laura Wahlberg

www.Renaissance-Homes.com

Renaissance Homes is excited to announce that the building permits for their 2010 Street of Dreams Home have been filed with the county.  Renaissance Homes has won more awards than any other builder at the Street of Dreams and is excited to once again be participating in this Portland tradition.  We look forward to seeing everyone out there this summer and if you would like more information about the Street of Dreams, click here.

by Laura Wahlberg

www.Renaissance-Homes.com

Cresap Summit located off Skyline Blvd. in Portland, will play host to the 2010 Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland’s Street of Dreams.  Renaissance Homes is proud to be a part of the 35th Annual event.  This year will foucs on smaller prices and scaled down home plans.  Renaissance Homes has won more awards in the street of dreams than any other builder in the Portland metro area.  We look forward to participating in this great event, and welcome everyone to come out and see The Renaissance Way!